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Cas

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About Me


QuitMeter Counter courtesy of www.quitmeter.com . "They wanna know if I'm okay. Okay...they wanna know if I'm okay, okay, let's see. Well, let's see, the FICA guys took all my money, everyone I know is either getting married, or getting promoted, or getting pregnant, and I'm getting coffee! And it's not even for me! So if that sounds like I'm okay, okay, then you can tell them I'm okay, okay?" --Rachel Green from Friends I absolutely adore alliteration in writing. Music is ever present and immensely important in my world. The impact movies and pop culture have on our lives is fascinating to me. Writing, reading, Photoshop and wasting time on the internet are my favorite ways to fuck myself out of many hours of the day. For a few years, I played the role of the token straight girl bartender at a gay bar in downtown Pittsburgh. Now, I walk a fine line between loathing and feeling grateful for my job, which is waitress/bartender/indentured servant at a sort of dinner theater in downtown. I am also an amatuer graphic artist and journalist, and used to get paid as a photographer as well. I am a student majoring in Liberal Arts at a small local college and I'm particularly proud of that right now. Rockin' a 3.6 GPA is hard when you drink so often, but I am a success story. Don't even think about trying to sleep with me. I steal the covers. And sex is definitely out of the question too. Casandra:"From Greek name meaning 'ensnaring men.' Unheeded prophetess. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Casandra's prediction of the fall of Troy was unheeded. People with this name are excellent at analyzing, understanding, and learning. They tend to be mystics, philosophers, scholars, and teachers. Because they live so much in the mind, they tend to be quiet and introspective, and are usually introverts. When presented with issues, they will see the larger picture. Their solitary thoughtfulness and analysis of people and world events may make them seem aloof, and sometimes even melancholy."
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My Interests

writing short fiction, music journalism, dogs, movies, cooking, restaurants, reading books, reading magazines, blender, rollingstone, vogue, interview, maxim, downloading music, downloading porn, having a drink, gay bars, gay bois, images bar, music, music, music, digital photography, graphic art, Macs, eMacs, livejournal, very little dogs, very big dogs, broadway, musical theater, live theater on stage, museums, trying not to kill plants

I'd like to meet:

Any or all of The Beasties or Rick Rubin or any combination of the two. Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. Hillary Clinton. John Lennon. George Harrison.Edit: As of 1.22.08 I at least was able to see in person both Kevin Smith (dead cute in person, entirely worthy the intimate dreams my subconscious selected him for in the past) and Scott Mosier (who looks like the icon on the Burt's Bees products), and add Jason Mewes, Seth Rogan and Elisabeth Banks. I dunno how they feel about bending the rules on the set and letting me make an enormous douchebag jackass of myself, so I haven't approached anyone yet.

Music:

the beatles, the beach boys, the beastie boys, the red hot chili peppers, stone temple pilots, jet, kanye west, jay-z, norah jones, patsy cline, queen latifah, phat mandee, the barrett black band, gene stovall, super duper, dj danger mouse, bjork, depeche mode, the cure, new order, jenna metro, motown, girl bands, 90's grunge, 80's new wave, alternative, foo fighters, the white stripes, beck, the black eyed peas, gwen stefani, U2, nine inch nails, godhead, 80's pop, pop music, justin timberlake, otep, poe, pepper mcgowan, fiona apple, billie holiday, alice in chains, sound garden, the bangles, a perfect circle, tool, annie lennox, belle and sebastian, beta band, ben folds, bikini kill, blondie, bob marley, the clash, they might be giants, the cars, cake, cold, coldplay, david bowie, dean martin, frank sinatra, the rat pack, diana krall, duran duran, ELO, ella fitzgerald, cole porter songs, gershwin tunes, elvis costello, elton john, elliot smith is growing on me, everything but the girl, trip hop, garbage, george micheal, micheal jackson, goldfrapp, groove armada, daft punk, incubus, old school INXS, tomahawk, mike patton, lovage, dillinger escape plan, jem, john lennon, jane's addiction, dave navarro, janet jackson, joss stone, lauren hill, judy garland, the andrews sisters, journey, the killers, kittie, stevie wonder, marvin gaye, lofidelity allstars, lords of acid, the velvet underground, madonna, maroon 5, massive attack, the rolling stones, the monkees, n.e.r.d., pharrell williams, tori amos, tricky, violent femmes, weezer, kelly clarkson, oasis, the pretenders, prince, radiohead, r.e.m., the kinks, the smashing pumpkins, movie soundtracks, pearl jam, the neptunes, anything rick rubin produced, mix master mike, al green, miranda lambert, rilo kiley, fiest, alison krauss and robert plant together, arcade fire, fergie, kate nash, radiohead

Movies:

Slowly learning to enjoy the LOTR movies, american psycho, gangster movies, 80's teen movies, sofia coppola movies, the virgin suicides, snatch, lock stock and two smoking barrels, guy ritchie movies, kevin smith movies, clerks, chasing amy, drawing flies, mallrats, robert rodriguez movies, once upon a time in mexico, el mariachi, desperado, quentin tarentino movies, pulp fiction, kill bill I & II, true romance, from dusk till dawn, jackie brown, sin city, reservoir dogs, casino, scarface, the godfather I II & III, the rules of attraction, igby goes down, garden state, lost in translation, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, donnie darko, oliver stone movies, batman, batman forever, batman and robin, joel schumacher movies, tim burton movies, edward scissorhands, big fish, the lost boys, the breakfast club, sixteen candles, pretty in pink, animal house, say anything, the sure thing, john hughes' teen movies, ferris bueller's day off, high fidelity, fast times at ridgemont high, the brat pack movies, the goonies, carrie, psycho, the omen, the exorcist, the blair witch project, the shining, it, interview with a vampire, dracula, poltergeist, sleepy hollow, stir of echoes, the others, sleepaway camp, silence of the lambs, hannibal, red dragon, breakfast at tiffany's, roman holiday, sabrina, my fair lady, jawbreaker, clueless, heathers, half baked, there's something about mary, the jerk, austin powers (only the first one), so i married an axe murderer, moulin rouge, amelie, the dreamers, hedwig and the angry inch, monster, party monster, the wizard of oz, dr. suess cartoons, muppet movies, mr. & mrs. smith, everything is illuminated, dirty filthy love, the departed, the prestige, crash, snakes on a plane, the davinci code, v for vendetta, brokeback mountain, closer, planet terror but not deathproof, children of men, the pursuit of happyness, superbad, transformers

Television:

no cable for a long time now, but....the simpsons, family guy, american dad, ATHF, moral orel, harvey birdman, venture brothers, robot chicken, the muppet show, clever teen dramas, my so-called life, dawson's creek, gilmore girls, one tree hill, the wonder years, seinfeld, frasier, friends, the golden girls, VH1's best week ever, animal shows, animal precinct, jeopardy, weeds on DVD

Books:

shakespeare, richard III, macbeth, bret easton ellis, american psyhco, glamourama, wicked, the perks of being a wallflower, the da vinci code, shakespeare plays, arthur miller plays, oscar wilde plays, stephen king novels, anne rice novels, annie leibovitz' photography collections, kurt vonnegut's works, the great gatsby, pearl s. buck's works, the vigin suicides, the godfather, books turned into screenplays, helter skelter, non-fiction about serial killers, the outsiders, pj o'rourke's political non-fiction and fictional short stories, any sort of almanac or anthology about music, oranges aren't the only fruit, jeanette winterson's works, a man without a country, lord vishnu's love handles, my friend leonard, the lovely bones...i really disliked most of sex, drugs and cocoa puffs, don't freakin ask about it, given the opportunity to write about saved by the bell too, I'd school chuck klosterman's ass...an uncommon soldier, no country for old men

My Blog

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.....

I'm going to attempt brevity here, because I tend to babble on these things.We spent last week exploring two vastly different interests of one another, Ryan having gotten me tickets for Molly Ringwald...
Posted by Cas on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:34:00 PST

Anti-War Protest Pittsburgh 3/24

http://www.pittsburghendthewar.org/mamb/index.phpThis Saturday afternoon in Oakland. At 1:30pm on Saturday March 24, the AWC will be sponsoring a permitted March and Rally starting at Schenley High sc...
Posted by Cas on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:15:00 PST

There is a light and it never goes out

How were everyone's holidays? Mine was pretty great, with the exception of only a few minor pitfalls, making it better than most Christmases since I've been an adult. Why can't holidays ever go off wi...
Posted by Cas on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:29:00 PST

Death to Andy....

OK quick game of blog tag.I was recently "blog tagged". and now I'm tapping you. YOUR DUTY, should you choose to accept it: post 5 things the world may not otherwise know about you. Then, send that re...
Posted by Cas on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:38:00 PST

Feels good....

Do you even know how good a 97% grade for the semester in Business Law feels? So good that I laughed outloud. So good that I'm grinning like an idiot even as I type.
Posted by Cas on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:22:00 PST

Hey baby....

Its been over a month since my last confession. Ha.Okay, so in the meantime. Jimmy's wedding was great. Bittersweet if nothing else, giving one of your best friends to someone else, now talking on the...
Posted by Cas on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:17:00 PST

REally???

i just lost the best post I've even written. Maybe I will try to reconstruct it tomorrow. Right now, I am too bitter.
Posted by Cas on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:41:00 PST

Sometimes I feel very sad....

Sometimes I feel left out and lonely.And then sometimes I get to sit online and talk to you instead and that's pretty much better than sitting around drinking and smoking (yeah, I'm smoking again for ...
Posted by Cas on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:13:00 PST

I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind...

More time than usual spent alone has sent me into a downward shopping sprial. Usually I don't like to spend money and I get buyer's remorse very easily. However, I somehow always feel justified buying...
Posted by Cas on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:52:00 PST

THE Bangles...

The effing Bangles left me a comment. The most amazing, original, authentic girl band ever, with the hottest woman to ever cover Simon and Garfunkel [sidebar: Susanna Hoffs, I'm single and smart and f...
Posted by Cas on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:38:00 PST